Linux Distros - My Upgrade Mandate
I noticed that there was a new version of OpenSUSE released today, version 11 actually. Admittedly, it took me a long time to find my main distro of choice (Arch) and I can be picky, however; in looking at some of the new releases lately, I am reminded of something that really bothers me about the upgrade process. I’m referring not to just updating packages but upgrading the core components of the operating system and moving to the next official version.
I’m going to classify three categories here. The first is the rolling release cycle which basically renders a new ISO of the latest version which is only really useful to new installs because the distro gets automatically updated to the latest version through the package manager on an ongoing basis so there is no need for anything else. The second is the distro specific upgrade tool. The third is the cd/dvd method. I know I will miss quite a few derivatives and such but you get the point.
Here are the categories…
Arch
Gentoo
Slackware?
Others?
Upgrade Tool
Debian (dist-upgrade)
Ubuntu (GUI upgrade tool)
CD/DVD Method
Fedora?
SuSE?
Mandriva?
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That web site has been reported as an attack site
According to Firefox 3:
"Of the 7 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 3 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 05/19/2008, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 04/28/2008.
Malicious software includes 2 trojan(s), 1 worm(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 10 new processes on the target machine."
EasyLinuxGuide Website
Yes, my site was infected a couple of months back. It was promptly fully cleaned. I have emailed Google requesting them to rescan the site and also remove it from the suspicious sites list. As you can see, the last time Google found anything suspicious was on 4/28/2008 which is nearing two months. I am very happy that Google is proactive about protecting users, but they need to be equally proactive about removing warnings from sites that the webmaster has worked diligently to fix. Hmmm, I feel another rant coming on
re: EasyLinuxGuide Website
Yeah, I've read horror stories. Once you get on googles' sh*t list, it's hard to get off.
(much like some men I know! )
Well, I managed to do it. My
Well, I managed to do it. My site has been declared free and clear by Google.